Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270764AbTG0MsU (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Jul 2003 08:48:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270765AbTG0MsU (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Jul 2003 08:48:20 -0400 Received: from ns.virtualhost.dk ([195.184.98.160]:51428 "EHLO virtualhost.dk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270764AbTG0MsT (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Jul 2003 08:48:19 -0400 Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 14:47:50 +0200 From: Jens Axboe To: Sean Estabrooks Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [PATCH] Block layer bug handling partial bvec Message-ID: <20030727124750.GB2261@suse.de> References: <099001c35434$f9ac3130$7f0a0a0a@lappy7> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <099001c35434$f9ac3130$7f0a0a0a@lappy7> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 835 Lines: 21 On Sun, Jul 27 2003, Sean Estabrooks wrote: > Previously I submitted a patch for "blk: request botched" on floppy > write. While the patch did make the floppy work, Jens mentioned > that an underlying error still existed. This spurred me on to look a > little deeper and finally i found the root cause. > > There is a bug in "ll_rw_blk.c" handling partial bvec submissions. > For whatever reason the floppy driver was triggering it more than > other users. Note that with the attached patch, my previous > floppy_ patch is no longer needed. Good catch! Applied. -- Jens Axboe - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/